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The complete digestion of food takes place in the small intestine. The increase in its surface area by the presence of absorbent cells called folds or villi. Its microvilli help in better absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream and lymphatic vessels.

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Biology
2nd Edition, 2013
Openstax
ISBN: 9781947172517

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